Between Beck’s demonstrated mastery in the art of musical collaboration and Bat for Lashes mastermind Natasha Khan’s notable consistency over the past four years, I had no reason to be wary of their new Twilight: Eclipse OST duet, “Let’s Get Lost.” (I was, admittedly, put off that it shares a track title with one of my favorite Elliott Smith songs, but Chet Baker adopted the phrase once too, so whatevs, I guess.)
The full soundtrack, which also includes new songs from the Dead Weather, Vampire Weekend, the Black Keys, and Band Of Horses, streamed in full for a bit via an official site, but that has since expired. Fortunately, Bat for Lashes themselves are offering the Beck collab as a free stream from here on out (via Crawdaddy). As you can hear below, the pair hit it off swimmingly. No wonder Khan says teaming up with Mr. Hansen is a possibility for her next LP: